# NTSB MIA73FLD56: Sikorsky H-19A, N15182, Mascotte, FL, March 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1973
- Place: Mascotte, FL · MASCOTTE, FL
- Location: 28.6042° N, 81.9056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mascotte, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6042&lon=-81.9056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173577
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FLD56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3520   73/3/1    MASCOTTE,FLA        SIKORSKY H-19A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1901
        TIME - 1100                    N15182              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 253 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KLINGER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MASCOTTE,FLA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  250                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  100                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- WHEEL EQPD.MIXT CTL CONDUIT LOOSE AT CARB.TELEX LOCK NUT P/N A6338 BKN CONDUIT P/N 514-303482 RLSD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15182](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15182-2013-04-11), registration cancelled 2013-04-11, S/N 114283, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY H-19A
- Registry model: [Sikorsky H-19A](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-h-19a) (registry code 8141608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Klinger

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730301009549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730301009549A), Mar 1, 1973: Orlhel H19ASKRSKY, Mascotte, FL, Substantial damage. Wheel eqpd. Mixt ctl conduit loose at carb. Telex lock nut p/n A6338 bkn conduit p/n 514-303482 rlsd

## Other investigations on N15182 (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA78FLA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA45), Jul 11, 1978: Sikorsky H-19C (N15182), Welaka, FL, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA75FLD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD40), Dec 5, 1974: Sikorsky H-19C (N15182), Okahumpka, FL, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA74FLD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD26), Sep 19, 1973: Sikorsky S-55 (N15182), Duette, FL, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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